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Synovial Sarcoma of the Extremities. A Diagnosis that is easily missed

Synovial sarcoma of the extremities is an uncommon type of soft tissue sarcoma occurring predominantly in young adults at the para-articular regions. We present a series of 10 patients with an average age of 44 years and include a follow-up of 39 months. Eight patients had a surgical procedure for a...

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Main Authors: Pan, K.L., Chan, W.H, Premsenthil, M., S., Haniza
Format: E-Article
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal 2009
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Q Science (General)
R Medicine (General)
RE Ophthalmology
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spelling my.unimas.ir.24872015-03-19T08:02:08Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/2487/ Synovial Sarcoma of the Extremities. A Diagnosis that is easily missed Pan, K.L. Chan, W.H Premsenthil, M. S., Haniza Q Science (General) R Medicine (General) RE Ophthalmology Synovial sarcoma of the extremities is an uncommon type of soft tissue sarcoma occurring predominantly in young adults at the para-articular regions. We present a series of 10 patients with an average age of 44 years and include a follow-up of 39 months. Eight patients had a surgical procedure for a mistaken benign lesion. In contrast to other soft tissue sarcomas, the swellings were associated with pain and most were fixed to the underlying structures. Five patients had a local recurrence after many years, stressing the necessity for close and long term follow-up in these patients. Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal 2009 E-Article NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/2487/1/Synovial%20Sarcoma%20of%20the%20Extremities.%20A%20Diagnosis%20that%20is%20easily%20missed.pdf Pan, K.L. and Chan, W.H and Premsenthil, M. and S., Haniza (2009) Synovial Sarcoma of the Extremities. A Diagnosis that is easily missed. Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal, 3 (2).
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topic Q Science (General)
R Medicine (General)
RE Ophthalmology
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R Medicine (General)
RE Ophthalmology
Pan, K.L.
Chan, W.H
Premsenthil, M.
S., Haniza
Synovial Sarcoma of the Extremities. A Diagnosis that is easily missed
description Synovial sarcoma of the extremities is an uncommon type of soft tissue sarcoma occurring predominantly in young adults at the para-articular regions. We present a series of 10 patients with an average age of 44 years and include a follow-up of 39 months. Eight patients had a surgical procedure for a mistaken benign lesion. In contrast to other soft tissue sarcomas, the swellings were associated with pain and most were fixed to the underlying structures. Five patients had a local recurrence after many years, stressing the necessity for close and long term follow-up in these patients.
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author Pan, K.L.
Chan, W.H
Premsenthil, M.
S., Haniza
author_facet Pan, K.L.
Chan, W.H
Premsenthil, M.
S., Haniza
author_sort Pan, K.L.
title Synovial Sarcoma of the Extremities. A Diagnosis that is easily missed
title_short Synovial Sarcoma of the Extremities. A Diagnosis that is easily missed
title_full Synovial Sarcoma of the Extremities. A Diagnosis that is easily missed
title_fullStr Synovial Sarcoma of the Extremities. A Diagnosis that is easily missed
title_full_unstemmed Synovial Sarcoma of the Extremities. A Diagnosis that is easily missed
title_sort synovial sarcoma of the extremities. a diagnosis that is easily missed
publisher Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal
publishDate 2009
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/2487/1/Synovial%20Sarcoma%20of%20the%20Extremities.%20A%20Diagnosis%20that%20is%20easily%20missed.pdf
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